Bone Lick Park

Do a search for "Bone Lick Park" on the Internet, and you'll find info for a state park in Kentucky, called "Big Bone Lick" (or "Big BL," no relation to "Big KL"). Do a search for Bone Lick Park in the West Village on a hot summer night, and you'll be wading downtown in 100% humidity for a half hour, coated in sweat, trying to figure out where Greenwich Street ends and where Greenwich Avenue begins. When you do eventually find it, on the opposite corner of St. Vincent's hospital on Greenwich Ave and 7th Ave, you'll be... unimpressed. It's in a dineresque setting, complete with high stools, round tables, and a bar serving draft beer. Sit down and look for one item on the menu: The Texas Beef Rib Sandwich. This place is known for their real wood grill, and you can taste it in the meat. This is how I suspect they make this sandwich: They took some beef ribs and lather it in BBQ sauce. It's slow cooked in a genuine hickory wood grill, and an open faced sesame seed bun is placed right under it. The juices drip down into the bread, and the meat cooks until it falls off the bone right onto the bun. Put it on a plate with some pickles and coleslaw, and you've got an instant menu must-have.

You stab at the meat with your fork, and it flakes apart. I wanted a second sandwich immediately after I ate the first in record time - it's that good. Rarely do I have a meal as unforgettable as this (for what I can remember). Take a look for this place if you're ever lost in the West Village, and let me know if you disagree.

And here's the map... you'll need it!